Screen LibraryThe Oxford handbook of American folklore and folklife studies /
"This handbook surveys the materials, approaches, contexts, and applications of American folklore and folklife studies to guide students and scholars of American folklore, culture, history, and society in the future. In addition to longstanding areas in the 350-year legacy of the subject's...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This handbook surveys the materials, approaches, contexts, and applications of American folklore and folklife studies to guide students and scholars of American folklore, culture, history, and society in the future. In addition to longstanding areas in the 350-year legacy of the subject's study and applications such as folktales and speech, the handbook includes exciting fields that have emerged in the twenty-first century such as the Internet, bodylore, folklore of organizations and networks, sexual orientation, neurodiverse identities, and disability groups. These studies encompass cultur |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 1010 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190840617 0190840617 |
| Index Number: | GR105 |
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K897.12-62 I712.077-62 |
| Call Number: | I712.077-62/O984 |
| Contents: | Introduction: definition, concepts, and theories of a diverse, mobile nation / Simon J. Bronner -- Historiography and intellectual history / Jill Terry Rudy -- Folk ideas, themes, and worldview of Americanness / Jay Mechling -- Methods and tools of American folklore & folklife studies / Anthony Buccitelli -- Applications, presentations, and uses of folklore and folklife research / Gregory Hansen -- Speech, names, and gestures / Charles Clay Doyle -- Proverbs and related sayings / Wolfgang Mieder -- Poetics of rhymes, inscriptions, and recitations / Elizabeth Tucker -- Tales, myths, and story |